Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon and stuff.

This is my first fanfic, and English is not my native language, so I make quite a lot of grammar / spelling mistakes and my writing might be a little bit odd.

NOTE: This is a rewritten version of the chapter, so until I'll rewrite chapters 2 – 4 things may seem a little bit odd on the transition from chapter 1 to 2; with that being said, enjoy the story.

*Temporary note: Whoohoo! I am not dead, but I feel like I am dead. I've been sick for the last week and a half, which means I did not manage to write much. I finally managed to pull myself into writing something and it ended up in me rewriting the first chapter. If I feel better, I may be able to split chapter 10 to 2 parts so you wouldn't have to wait a lot of time for the next progression in the story.

The story's formatting list:

'Thoughts'

'Telepathy'

"Speech"

"Pokespeech sounds" (Pokespeech meaning)

Character Ages:

Ash – 16 and 2 months

May – 15 and 11 months

Chapter 1 – Back To Hoenn


Pastoria City, Sinnoh


The sun was rising above Pastoria city as an alarm clock began to ring in one of the City's Pokemon Center's room. Quickly, a raven haired trainer began waking up from his sleep.

"Morning Pikachu" a half asleep Ash murmured.

"Chu Pi Pika Pi" (Morning Ash) the yellow rodent replied.

He slowly made his way out of the bed while rubbing his eyes.

"Hey Pikachu, today we are going to leave Pastoria" Ash said slowly as he changed from his pajamas to his normal clothes.

"Chu Pi Pi" (It's about time) Pikachu replied while looking away from the raven haired trainer.

As Ash finished changing his clothes, he glanced at his recently awarded Fen Badge.

'Only one more to go' Ash thought to himself as took his Sinnoh badge case and placed it into his bag.

After a few more minutes of getting ready for leaving their room and checking-out, Ash and Pikachu made their way to the elevator of the Pokemon Center.

'I really enjoyed staying in Pastoria, the room was at least twice as big from Snowpoint's rooms.' Ash thought to himself as he and Pikachu were waiting for the elevator to settle at the first floor.

Soon enough, the elevator's door were opened and the sight of a bunch of people lined in front of two nurse Joys was revealed.

'This is going to take some time' Ash thought to himself while looking at the line of people.

Ash began walking towards the end of the line. After several minutes Ash was at the front of the line.

"Next!" the nurse Joy near the right desk called out as she looked at the raven haired trainer.

"Welcome to the Pastoria Pokemon Center" Nurse Joy greeted the young trainer.

"Hey!" Ash said and added nervously "I actually came here to check-out"

"What is your room number?" the nurse asked.

"352" Ash said as handed the nurse a small electronic card.

"How was your stay?" the nurse asked as she took the card from the trainer.

"I really enjoyed it" Ash said and quickly added in confusion "Why would you want to know though?"

"It's a part of our feedback system. As the best Pokemon Center Hotel in Sinnoh we want to hear our customer's feedback so we would be able to improve our service" She said plainly while typing some stuff to her desk computer.

"I just need you to sign here" the nurse said as handed Ash a small piece of paper along with a pen.

Ash quickly signed the paper and handed it back to the nurse.

"Thank you, have a nice day" the nurse said as Ash began walking away.

As Ash was about to reach the exit of the center, something popped into the trainer's mind.

'I should call my mom, to tell her that I left Pastoria' Ash thought to himself as he took his Pokedex out and began dialing his mother's number.

The Pokedex began ringing as Ash watched its screen silently. After two minutes of waiting without an answer Ash hung up the Pokedex call.

'It is really unlike her to not answer a call at this time of day' Ash thought to himself as he looked at the Pokedex.

As he was staring at the Pokedex, Ash noticed he had a new voice message from an unknown number.

'That's strange… probably another news company' Ash thought to himself as he remarked all the messages he got from news companies asking for an interview with him.

He slowly took the Pokedex closer to his ear and began listening to the voice message.

"Welcome Ash Ketchum" a familiar voice said.

"We are holding your mom captive" the voice added, which caused Ash to have a feeling of weakness running through his body.

"Before you do anything about that, I will warn you that any action regarding the authorities will cause an immediate execution of her" the voice added calmly which caused Ash to have a staggered expression.

"If you want to see her again, we suggest you to arrive to the third Mirage Island in Hoenn in a month from now" the voice said.

"Boss, are you done yet?" A squeaky voice was heard.

"No!" the first voice exclaimed angrily.

Ash immediately recognized the squeaky voice.

'I know that voice; it's that annoying Team Rocket's Meowth. I can't believe that they kidnapped my mom' Ash thought to himself in shock.

"I also have a recording of her" the voice said after a brief pause.

After a moment of silence, Ash could hear a few static noises.

"… Ash ... they came … house and … me and Mimey … I am worried … please don't … they want …" a distorted voice which sounded like Ash's mom said as it faded to static once again.

A few seconds later the static stopped and the deep voice could be heard again.

"Isn't that cute? She is being held captive and she's still caring for you" the voice said teasingly which changed Ash's expression to an angry one.

"Anyways, you have one month… Ha ha ha ha ha" the voice said as it burst to a malicious laughter finally ending the voice message.

The tears were already making their way towards the raven haired trainer's eyes as he began running away from the Pokemon Center, almost leaving his Pokedex behind.


Petalburg town, Hoenn


A young brunette was lying on the ground looking at the night's sky.

'I have been here for more than three years' May thought to herself while starring at the stars.

'I just hope that Max is okay, that everything is fine' she continued thinking.

'I just hope…' she repeated in her head as she felt the sadness starting to envelope her.

She grabbed her pink companion and grabbed her closer to herself, snuggling the companion with her hands wrapped around the companion.

A tear began dripping from the brunette's eye, followed by another one, followed by many more.

"Sylvy sylv Sylveon Sylv?" (Hey May, are you okay?) The pink companion asked as it looked into its crying trainer.

"No I am not okay. I've been stuck here for th-th-three years and I can't s-s-stand it anymore… I miss so many p-p-people. I-I-I miss Max, I miss Brock and I m-mi-miss Ash; especially him, I-I-I miss his b-black hair and his warm big s-s-smile and… a-and…" she cried out while sobbing.

It took her a couple of seconds to realize what she said to quickly start blushing.

'Focus May! It's not like you have a crush on him or something, you are just good friends… even though we did not talk with each other for quite a while' May thought to herself as she was looking towards her feet.

After a few moments of snuggling with her pink companion, she finally calmed down as she heard a voice from inside the Petalburg Gym.

"May! Dinner is ready!" Caroline called out from inside the Gym.

"I am coming" May called back as she forced herself to stand up and enter the house.

The pink companion got up and followed the brunette as well as she entered the house.

"Sorry mom, I think I will skip dinner and go right into the bed" May muttered to her mother as she made her way towards the stairs to her room.

"May is everything alright?" Caroline asked while worriedly looking at her daughter.

"Yeah everything is fine" she muttered plainly as she made her way slowly up the stairs.

'It's the third time this week she skips dinner… I hope everything is fine with her' Caroline thought to herself as she looked towards the brunette's room.


Pastoria City, Sinnoh


"It looks like our only option is to go to Snowpoint" Ash said while looking at the map which stood the Pokemon Center.

"Pika Pika Chu Pi Pika" (I think it would be a smart idea to fly on Staraptor) Pikachu said while looking at the young trainer.

"Well, I don't think it's that good of an idea; the area around Snowpoint is very cold and I am afraid that Staraptor would not be able to stand the temperatures" Ash said without looking back at his partner.

"Chu Pi Pi Pika Chu Chu Pika Pi Chu Pika?" (So you are saying we are going to walk all the way to Snowpoint?) Pikachu asked with a worried expression on his face.

"It's not like we have a choice, buddy" Ash said blankly as he turned his head to look on the yellow rodent.

After a moment of silence the two began walking as the sun was setting on the horizon.


A week later, Snowpoint City, Sinnoh


"Pi Pika Pika Chu, Chu Pika Chu?" (I can't feel my legs; can we rest for a bit?) the rodent asked while shaking from the cold.

"You are not even walking, how are you the one to not feel his legs?" Ash asked the rodent as he gave him a questioning look.

"Pika Chu Chu, Chu Pi Pika Pi Pi Chu Pika" (It's because of the cold air, it just makes me feel like my legs are frozen) the rodent exclaimed angrily.

"Look, we are almost there, I can already see the port. We would pause near the port" Ash said while brushing off his sweat.

A few minutes later, they were finally at the Snowpoint's City port. As soon as they were inside the entrance gate to the port, the two collapsed to the floor.

"Here, we can take a break now buddy" Ash said while petting the rodent's head.

The two were lying on the ground almost motionless when a guy with white sailor outfit walked by them.

"Excuse me, do you need any help?" the guy asked as he was looking at the exhausted trainer and Pokemon.

"Uh… Yeah" Ash said nervously while realizing they were weirding out the people that passed near them.

"Well, what 'a need?" the guy asked while looking down at the raven haired trainer.

"Umm… I am actually on my way to Hoenn… Do you happen to know which ship I should take to arrive there?" Ash asked nervously.

"Also, who are you?" Ash asked as he realized he didn't even know the guy.

"Well my name is Lithen, and I work at this port. And about your journey kid… I would suggest you to take the S.S Tidal" the guy said while pointing at a big ship which stood near the beach.

"Well thank you very much… Also where can I purchase a ticket for that S.S Titan?" Ash asked as he began to stand up.

"It's S.S Tidal, and you can buy a ticket over there" he said while pointing towards a booth with S.S Tidal written on it.

"Thank you" Ash said as he pulled Pikachu up.

Quickly the two ran to the booth and stopped by a sign that had S.S Tidal written on it.

"Welcome to the S.S Tidal booth, would you like to order a ticket?" asked a woman which stood at the other side of the booth.

"I would be more than happy to; how much does a ticket for the next sailing is?" Ash asked while looking at the woman.

"It's 400 Pokedollars" she answered as Ash made a weird expression.

'Geez, that is a lot of money; well it doesn't matter, I am doing it for my mom. I will save you mom, I swear' Ash thought to himself as he searched his pocket for some money.

"Here" Ash said as he pulled a few Pokedollar bills.

"Thank you; here's your ticket" the woman said as she handed the young boy a ticket to the S.S Tidal.

Ash took his ticket and began reading.

S.S Tidal trip to Hoenn

Length: 1 Day

Stops: None

Departure: Slateport City's port

Time: 2 PM

'2 PM… wait that means I have…' Ash thought to himself as he looked at his Pokedex.

'10 minutes' a voice in his mind completed.

Quickly the teen began running towards the S.S Tidal.

"Wait for me!" he shouted loudly as he was making his way towards the ship.

He was quickly stopped by a muscular guy near the stairs which lead to the entrance of the ship.

"Do you have a ticket?" the man asked.

"Y-Y-Yeah I do" Ash said nervously as he handed his ticket.

"Well, welcome aboard, have a nice stay" the guy said as he took Ash's ticket and gave him back a pair of keys with 109 written on them.

"Thank you" Ash said nervously as he made his way to the ship.

'He sure looks scary' Ash thought to himself.

"Well let's check our room out" Ash said to the rodent as they began walking towards the passenger rooms.


A day later, Petalburg town, Hoenn


"May! Breakfast is ready!" Caroline shouted towards the stairs, hoping a certain brunette would come to eat.

"No thanks mom, I think I will pass" May muttered blankly.

'She's getting worse and worse every day' Caroline thought to herself desperately.

"Hey May, why won't you buy yourself and Sylveon some ice cream" her mother asked, hoping she'd agree.

"I don't really feel like it" a depressed May said as she was going down the stairs.

"Sylv Sylvy Sylv Sylveon Syl" (I would like to have some ice cream) the pink companion said, hoping May would agree.

"It seems like someone does not agree with you" Caroline said as she looked at the pink fox Pokemon.

"Fine… Let's go Sylveon, I'll buy you some ice cream" May said in defeat.


Above the skies of Petalburg town, Hoenn


"I am pretty sure we are on the right way… right Staraptor?" Ash asked his bird Pokemon which was also used as his steed.

"Stara Sta" (I don't think so) Staraptor said while looking at the yellow rodent.

"Fine then, why won't you find the way to the Mirage Island" Ash asked grumpily.

"Pika Chu Pi Pika, Pikachu Pi Pi Pika, Pi Pika Pi Pikachu Chu?" (I have a better idea; there is an ice cream stand down there, why won't we buy some ice cream?) Pikachu asked while looking at the raven haired trainer.

"Pikachu Chu Pi Pika Pikachu Chu Chu" (We still have a month before we need to go to the Mirage Island) the rodent quickly added.

"Well, I guess you are right. Start descending Staraptor!" Ash commanded the bird Pokemon.

A moment later, the bird Pokemon reached the ground.

"Thank you Staraptor" Ash said as he petted the bird Pokemon.


Petalburg City, Hoenn


"Hey, I can see an ice cream stand!" May exclaimed.

"Sylvy Sylv Sylveon Syl Sylv" (I want a vanilla ice cream) the pink fox said as it began dashing towards the stand.

"I guess I will take a cup too" May muttered as she began running after her companion.

After a moment she finally reached the ice cream stand. In front of her was standing a black haired teen with his back turned to her.

"I would like to take one vanilla cup and one chocolate cup" the guy said as he pointed towards the two containers of the vanilla and chocolate ice cream.

"Also, I have a silly question… Do you happen to have uh… uh… some ketchup?" the guy asked while looking at a Pikachu sitting on his shoulder.

'What a weird guy, trying to order ketchup in an ice cream stand' she thought to herself as she realized he had a Pikachu on his shoulder.

'Wait… that voice… the Pikachu… the black hair' she thought to herself as she came to a big realization

"Ash!" May shouted which made the teen to turn around to see a brown haired girl.

'Wait is that…?' Ash thought to himself as he realized his best friend was standing in front of him.

"May!" the teen said excitedly as a big smile made its way to the teen's face.


Well this is the end of the first chapter of my story (even though this is a rewritten version of the chapter). I hope you liked it; Even if you did not like it, I would be very happy if you'd be able to leave a review so I'll be able to improve my writing.

*I know May has a Glaceon according to the anime, but I think Sylveon (at least in this story) will serve her much better.

With that being said, have a nice day,

The Lucky Sylveon.